How do you use the word "near" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "near": Is there a youth hostel near here? I live near the sea, so I often get to go to the beach.

Near Meaning

/nɪə/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjPhysically close.

adjClose in time.

Sentence Examples

Is there a youth hostel near here?

I live near the sea, so I often get to go to the beach.

Police found fragments of glass near the scene.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

hot most left

Antonyms:

far right

CEFR Practice Quiz

The small school is ____ the park, just a short walk away.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

There is a beautiful park located very ____ to our new apartment.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English nere, ner, from Old English nēar (“nearer”, comparative of nēah (“nigh”), the superlative would become next), influenced by Old Norse nær (“near”), both originating from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz (“nearer”), comparative of the adverb *nēhw (“near”), from the adjective *nēhwaz, ultimately from Pre-Proto-Germanic *h₂nḗḱwos, a lengthened-grade adjective derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian nai, noi, näi (“close, near”), Saterland Frisian nai (“close, near”), Dutch na (“close”), naar (“to, towards”), Dutch Low Saxon nao (“after”), German nach (“after”), nahe (“near”), näher (“nearer”), German Low German nao, nå (“towards”), Luxembourgish no (“after”), Danish, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk nær (“close, near”), Swedish när, nära (“close, near”), Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ, “close, near”). See also nigh. Near appears to be derived from (or at the very least influenced by) the North Germanic languages; as opposed to nigh, which continues the inherited West Germanic adjective. Both, however, are ultimately derived from the same Proto-Germanic root: *nēhw (“near, close”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"At the end of the line nearest the Arch, under a flary light, stood an old bearded man having the look on his face of a kindly but somewhat irritated moo-cow." — 1914, Irvin S. Cobb, Europe Revised:

"Without any ceremony the near man let drive at my throat with one of those beastly wavy daggers they go in for." — 1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados:

"she is thy fathers neere kinswoman." — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus 18:12:

"The Besht preached that the simple man, imbued with native faith and able to pray fervently and wholeheartedly with a sense of joy in his heart, was nearer and dearer to God than the learned but joyless formalist spending his whole life in the study of Talmud." — 2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 225:

"Toward ſolid good what leads the neareſt way;" — 1673, John Milton, “[Sonnet] [Sonnet] XVII”, in Poems, &c. upon Several Occasions, London: […] Tho[mas] Dring […], →OCLC, page 61:

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